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'Johnny Golf'? Aggies Legend Manziel To Join Cowboys Tony Romo in Golf Pro-AM

Former Aggies legend Johnny Manziel is trying his hand in the pros yet again. Only this time, it's not on the football field.

Matt Galatzan

Former Texas A&M star quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner, Johnny Manziel, accepted an invitation to play in the Higginbotham Texas State Open at The Cascades Club in Tyler, Texas, alongside former Dallas Cowboys legend and CBS NFL Broadcaster, Tony Romo.

The two one-time NFL signal-callers accepted sponsorship exemptions to take part in the Pro-Am event, which takes place from June 27-30.

The tournament will field 156 professionals and amateur golfers competing for a $200,000 purse. 

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"I am excited to play in the Higginbotham Texas State Open later this month," Manziel said in a statement. "I have been working hard on my game and I look forward to seeing how it stacks up against an incredibly strong field of professionals and amateurs. I grew up in Tyler and have played countless rounds at The Cascades Club.

"... It will be fun to play in front of family and friends. I'll be ready!"

The report of Manziel's acceptance into the event comes just months after he announced his intentions to attempt a career in professional golf -- something he plans to devote thousands of hours to over the next decade or more.

“I’m gonna give myself 12 years to try and play professional golf," Manziel said on Chris Long's Green Light with Chris Long podcast. "I’m gonna grind this out and see how good I can get and see if I can’t enter some tournaments, and see if I can’t go play professional golf eventually.”

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As for the 41-year-old Romo, playing in a professional golf tournament should come as no surprise, with the Higginbotham Texas State Open set to be the fifth professional tournament of his career. 

Romo had previously taken part in the 2018 and 2019 Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championships, the 2019 Byron Nelson, and the 2020 Safeway Open missing the final cut in all four tournaments. 

Romo's golf trajectory can serve as hope for Manziel's going forward, however, after Romo carded with a career-best round of 70 in his opening round at the Safeway. 

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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